Album Year: 1984
Purple Rain
Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Prince and The Revolution and is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film Purple Rain. It was released on June 25, 1984 by Warner Bros. Records. Purple Rain is regularly ranked among the best albums in music history. Time magazine ranked it the 15th … Read more
Goodbye Cruel World
Goodbye Cruel World was Elvis Costello’s ninth album overall and the eighth with his backing band the Attractions. It was released in 1984 by F-Beat Records in the UK and Columbia in the US. Tensions within the band—notably between Costello and bassist Bruce Thomas—were beginning to tell, and Costello announced his retirement and the break-up … Read more
Stay Hungry
Stay Hungry is the third album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. Released on May 10, 1984, the album features the band’s two biggest hits, “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock” and the power ballad “The Price”. According to RIAA certification, Stay Hungry gained multi-platinum status with U.S. sales of more … Read more
The Top
The Top is the fifth studio album by British band The Cure, released in 1984. The Top was the studio album to follow Pornography. After Pornography, Robert Smith found himself without his friend Simon Gallup, who departed the band due to a fight. Smith then took a radical shift in his music. Just months after … Read more